RPF seals off accident site

By A Staff Reporter

Hundreds of people are thronging the disaster site to take a peek at the worst railway accident in recent memory. The railway protection force has sealed off the area and are not allowing people to come near the accident site after reports of stealing and looting of passenger belongings came to the fore front.

“We have put large number of personnel to ensure no unauthorised person can enter the area as work for removal and restoration are going on in full swing,” said director general of RPF Sanjay Chander. “One of the tracks have been cleared for trains to pass while there are chances that other tracks can be cleared within one and half days,” he added.

A huge force from railway engineers to officials are currently using cranes and other sophisticated machinery to remove the bogies from the tracks. Railway officials expect normal service to return within the next two to three days.